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Administrative divisions 10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	5 33 N, 0 13 W
Constitution	approved 28 April 1992
Corruption	3.5		[66th of 160]
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address	P. O. Box 194, Accra
Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers; president nominates members subject to approval by Parliament
Executive branch > Chief of state President John Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 January 2001); Vice President Alhaji Aliu MAHAMA (since 7 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Flag description three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band
Government type	constitutional democracy
Independence	6 March 1957 (from UK)
Judicial branch	Supreme Court
Legal system based on English common law and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch unicameral Parliament (230 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms)
Parliamentary seats > Female	9%		[72nd of 143]
Political parties and leaders Convention People's Party or CPP [Ladi NYLANDER]; Democratic Freedom Party or DFP [Alhaji Abudu Rahman ISSAKAH]; Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere or EGLE; Great Consolidated Popular Party or GCPP [Dan LARTEY]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [Dr. Kwabena ADJEI]; New Patriotic Party or NPP [Peter MAC-MANU]; People's National Convention or PNC [Alhaji Amed RAMADAN]; Reform Party [Kyeretwie OPUKU]; United Renaissance Party or URP [Charles WAYO]
Status democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to start a business > days	81 days		[19th of 171]
Trademarks, residents	171		[82nd of 98]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International Ghana struggles to accommodate returning nationals who worked in the cocoa plantations and escaped fighting in Cote d'Ivoire

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